Germany vs Korea: Unemployment with advanced education, female
Germany
2.8%
in 2024
Korea
2.9%
in 2025
Germany rank
97th
Korea rank
96th
Unemployment with advanced education, female over time
- Germany
- Korea
How they compare
Korea currently reports 2.9% against 2.8% in Germany, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Germany ahead.
Germany ranks 97th and Korea ranks 96th of 126 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 1 and Korea in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.0% | 3.7% | 1.3% | Germany |
| 2010s | 2.4% | 4.0% | 1.6% | Korea |
| 2020s | 2.4% | 3.5% | 1.1% | Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher unemployment with advanced education, female, Germany or Korea?
- Korea, at 2.9% against 2.8% in Germany as of 2025.
- What is the difference in unemployment with advanced education, female between Germany and Korea?
- 0.1%, with Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Korea?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Germany and Korea rank globally for unemployment with advanced education, female?
- Germany ranks 97th and Korea ranks 96th of 126 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Unemployment with advanced education, female (% of female labor force with advanced education). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The percentage of the labor force with an advanced level of education who are unemployed. Advanced education comprises short-cycle tertiary education, a bachelor’s degree or equivalent education level, a master’s degree or equivalent education level, or doctoral degree or equivalent education level according to the International Standard Classification of Education 2011 (ISCED 2011).